466 pages ; 24 cm

These fantastic tales are as fresh and relevant today as they were when they first appeared in the 1940s, the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Theodore Sturgeon's Killdozer details the liberation of a mutant energy force with intelligence and a will to destroy. With Folded Hands, by Jack Williamson, unfolds a terrifying vision of the future where humanoid mechanisms secure happiness for all human beings. In a corrupt empire to come, The Weapons Shop of A.E. van Vogt's world may be the only source for legal and moral justice. Plus, there's an early Foundation tale by Issac Asimov, and many other brilliant examples by C.L. Moore, Lester del Rey, and more

"Abridged from the Mammoth book of golden age science fiction"--Title page verso

Introduction / by Isaac Asimov -- Time wants a skeleton / by Ross Rocklynne -- The weapons shop / by A.E. van Vogt -- Nerves / by Lester del Rey -- Killdozer! / by Theodore Sturgeon -- No woman born / by C.L. Moore -- The big and the little / by Isaac Asimov -- Giant killer / by A. Bertram Chandler -- E for effort / by T.L. Sherred -- With folded hands / by Jack Williamson

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